Owen Wilson

Biography

Buddy Comedy

Stiller and Wilson don their best '70s garb as they team up for the sixth time in Starsky & Hutch, which also features Carmen Electra and Vince Vaughn. The duo spoofs much of the original series and even features Wilson – whose voice needed to be altered by a computer to keep it on pitch – singing "Don't Give Up on Us," a #1 single in 1977 by the original "Hutch," David Soul.

2005

June 27

Bachelor Party

PEOPLE names Wilson one of its 50 Hottest Bachelors. At the time, Wilson is dating salsa dancer Carolina Carisola, who appeared in Justin Timberlake's "Senorita" video and was the star at L.A.'s trendy burlesque club Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce. "What's sexy about Owen? Oh, I mean everything as far as I'm concerned. Owen has that little-boy-lost kind of thing about him," Wedding Crashers costar Jane Seymour tells PEOPLE.

July 15

Crash Smash

Wilson and Vince Vaughn take the box office by storm with the huge success of Wedding Crashers. The film, also starring Rachel McAdams, earns more than $209 million, making it the second-highest grossing R-rated comedy in history (after Beverly Hills Cop). It's the biggest success in a string of films by Hollywood's new "frat pack," a collection of actors that includes Vaughn, Stiller, Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell.

2006

July 14

Three's a Crowd

As Dupree in the underachiever comedy You, Meand Dupree, Wilson plays a mid-30s slacker who moves in with his newly married friend (Matt Dillon) and his wife (Kate Hudson), causing trouble in the process. In real life, Hudsonsplits from her husband Chris Robinson in August, and reports surface connecting her to costar Wilson. In a joint statement to PEOPLE, Hudson and Robinson say "our reasons for separating have nothing to do with any third party."

September

Going Public

Wilson and Hudson keep their distance after the media storm sparked by her separation, but they eventually become frequent companions, spending time together at Hudson's Pacific Palisades home and various L.A. hotspots. The two also vacation in Hawaii at the same time with Hudson's son, Ryder.

2007

February

Wilson and Hudson Down Under

Though their relationship seems to cool over the winter holidays, Wilson and Hudson are spotted in Australia, attending the wrap party for Hudson's film Fool's Gold and biking together. In June, they call it quits just before Memorial Day weekend.

August 26

Wilson Attempts Suicide

Wilson, 38, is transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. to recover from an attempted suicide. He issues a statement pleading for privacy while he heals "during this difficult time." The actor drops out of the comedy Tropic Thunder, costarring his longtime pal Ben Stiller, and cancels an appearance to promote his new movieThe Darjeeling Limited.

Marley & Me

In the family flick Marley & Me, Wilson stars with Jennifer Aniston as a couple that learns life lessons from their naughty dog. The film opens at No. 1, taking in $24 million over the weekend box office, and in the New Year, Wilson reunites (again!) with on-and-off again love Hudson.

2011

January

Daddy Duty

After a busy holiday season starring in two movies, LittleFockers and HowDoYouKnow, Wilson tackles fatherhood, welcoming a son, Robert Ford Wilson, with girlfriend Jade Duell.